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I’ve been attempting to get through this record for several weeks since its release. Driving home running some errands yesterday, I had a listen to this song and the chorus really hit me. I don’t want to dance anymore with dark nostalgia // I don’t want to hold hands with the dreams of a dead…… Continue reading Dead Man’s Dreams

You might tell me you could take away my crown on this one, but I’m the absolute queen of wanting everything great in life to happen right now. I’ve never been a patient person. Like I said in a previous post, I’ve never been one to enjoy the process. To me, there’s no joy in…… Continue reading A Patient Greatness

Last night the music community lost another great. I’m trying to understand the emotions I’ve been feeling around the death of Tom Petty in the midst of all the recent tragedies our world is experiencing (i.e. The Vegas Massacre). Why do some things, even more terrible, not cause the heart to break like others? It’s…… Continue reading People Come, People Go

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If you’re a creative type, you may, like me, start new projects with all the determination your heart and soul can muster. I tend to see the world like a room-size painting at some fancy museum. I stand back and look at all the parts working together. I see what could be missing and then…… Continue reading Fear

I’ve heard it said that you find your truest passion when looking back at childhood dreams. In doing so, it appears I’ve been passionate about a lot of crazy things. As a child, I wanted to be everything from a secretary to a veterinarian. I think it was because at 7 years old, computers seemed…… Continue reading If it Isn’t God, I’d be Crazy

The siren-like sound of an alarm clock busts apart your frolic through a field of stars. Waking with a jolt, you tiredly check the time. Apparently, you pressed the snooze function one time too many and now you’re an hour late. Jumping out of bed, really with no direction at all, you rummage around your…… Continue reading Waking Up From Dreams

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The other day I was having a difficult time deciding what to read in the Bible. Joshua had been on my mind quite a bit, so I thought I’d take a few weeks to study out his life. It’s no coincidence either; God is blowing my mind with His promises. All too often, I look…… Continue reading Joshua – Part 1